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What are waves generated by an earthquake that travel through earth or along its surface?
These are known as seismic waves.
What is a tsunami and how is it generated?
A Tsunami is generated by an underwater earthquake.
What are known as s waves?
S waves, or Secondary waves, are earthquake waves during an earthquake. They crash after P waves ( Primary waves) and are less stronger than surface waves
What are the first waves to leave the focus after an earthquake?
p waves
Which waves created by the earthquake are the strongest at the epicenter?
s waves
What are earthquake generated waves called?
Earthquake generated waves are called seismic waves. These are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers. Their velocity depends on the elasticity and density of the medium that they travel through.
What are waves generated by an earthquake that travel through earth or along its surface?
These are known as seismic waves.
Type of wave generated by an earthquake?
Seismic waves are generated by earthquakes. These can be further divided into surface (Rayleigh and Love) waves and body waves (P and S wave).
A difference between sound waves and seismic waves?
Sound wave is is generated by a vibrating object.Whereas, seismic wave is the vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion.
What are a series of large waves generated in the ocean by an earthquake landslide or volcanic activity?
A tsunami.
Is water the medium for earthquake waves?
No. Seismic waves travel through rock and sediment.Sea waves (tsunamis) are not generated by earthquake vibrations, but by the displacement of ocean water, which leads to the formation of waves when the crest reaches shallower water.
What instrument records earthquake waves?
A seismometer / seismograph.A seismograph measures and records the waves generated by earthquakes and similar seismic events.
What is seismec waves?
Seismic waves are the vibration generated by an earthquake, explosion, or similar phenomenon and propagated within the Earth or along its surface.
What is the point under the surface where earthquake waves are generated and move outward in all directions?
the epicenter
These waves are slower than those that originate at the focus.?
These waves are slower than those that originate at the focus.
What are source earthquake waves?
The source of earthquake waves is the epicenter of the earthquake.
What is the kind of earthquake released during an earthquake?
Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.
